Sheet-metal bin



J. H. OXLEY SHEET METAL BIN Oct. 16. 1923, 1,411,197

Filed Sept; 14 1922 Patented Oct. 16 19.23;

ction V n, a This: invention relates to 7 sheet; metal'shjelf I 7 construction, and hasfor its object to pro- -reign abstain or {massesmattresses; 1, I 1 v r 1 Application filed 'september l l, 19 221 "SeriaLIlfo;588,146;

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Be -jit known that. I, Joint acitizen of the 'United States; a-re'sident 1Q of Haverhill, in the county-1; of; Essex .and

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented' an- Improvement in Sheet-Metal Bins, of which the *followingis agspecifica vide asimpl'e and eflicientmeansforconverting sheet metalx shelving into a a 'jseries: oi. supereimposed bites, the, bottoms of which are formed by the shelves fitrom which i the bins ar'e converted; a r V L-accomplish this object-byproviding,

in connection with a welljknown form of. sheet metal shelvinglconstruction, a .jtria ngular shaped side-extension,adapted to in-- terlockwith the shelf" supporting standards and with a, bin front to in the desired position.

- Forl a more complete understanding of 1 my invention, reference is made to the ace companying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view ofa plurality of bin sections embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is sectional. view ofline' 2-2 of Fig.

, tensions which I employ.

,Figs. 4 and 5 are detail perspective views 7 of the upper and lower end portions,-re

' spectively, of a side larged scale. f

extension on an em The particular formof sheet metal shelving in connection'with which my {invention is associated, comprises Va pair of front, standards, or uprights a, formed of angle iron," andg'to which a, seriesof horizontal shelves 6 are attached by'means of'bolts, in the usual manner," said shelveshaving a upright sides 0, at their side edges which "extend rearward from the standards and :are bolted thereto, and extend continuously] from the bottom to the top of'the stack.

According to my inventioml pr'ovide a pair of triangularly shaped, side-extension sections r d, [for each shelf, the longer or basezedge of; each section being approxihold the latter Fig. 3 isla side view of onset the side ex;

bin front, tohold the parts in portion 'of-eachfsection (llis bent' -inwa'rdly I oratowards the section opposite thereto, rat right a'ngles', and then rearwardly and re,-* .versely, to form a socket d,;which is adapt edz'to receivethe inwardly projecting edgep'ortio'n; a? of the adjacent upright. -JThe i front side of the socket thus formed is cut 9 awayrwat' its. upperf'endto form {a11 up 4 w-ardl-y extendingear daa tfi-the rear side" of thefllflange (r-, indicated sin Figs; 3Q

and 4E, and the-rearsidewotthe socket is a cutaway "at: its lower end ,to' form a downwardly extending ear; d ,-atithe front-side" jot the :1 flange; a, as shown in, Figsl 3 and I -5, so that, when placing the triangularrsecy tions in positionfion a'sta ndard, the up er flange afij sSa-id ears" are each, provided ,ear d phonesectioh Twill-be directly in the rear ofthe lower ear (F of thenext '{sect on above, "at oppositeeidesfl of the with aniaperture, which, in this position, f

will be in'regi'ster with an aperture in the flanged, so that asingle boltic' may be passed through each'fpair of adjacent ears, to securethe sections tothe uprights. The

side edge portion, whichis lowermost, of

eachsection, is bent transversely towards the opposite section, at right angles, to form a a'transverse flange or proj'ection cl, and'al -bin front f is provided between each pair of sections d, which is: supported on the 7 flanges 0Z atitsouter ide and engages at. its lower edge, the front side of theisockets 'cZV -and meets or practically meets the front edge of the]v corresponding shelf 6, bolts bein passedthrough'the' fiangesd and the" provide a rigid construction.

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The upper side edgeof each sectiond is rolled inward to form a beaded edge di The above described construction enables.

a stack of sheetrmetal shelving to be readily converted intofla stack or series lofl bins, which are strong 7 and durable and are sightly in appearance. l 7 7 I I claim:

1. A sheet metal bin -comprising' 'a supported" by said uprights and. having sides of uprights, a series ofhorizontal shelves ipa-irfof adj acent ishelves and incontinuation of the sides, with.their-baseedgesextending; r I f IOmT' O HG shelf to-ithe' next, each section l pe ed.

having a transverse flange interlocked with the adjacent upright to retainthe same in position, and having-a s'irnilarflange onthe loiverrs'idej edge thereof, projecting towards the opposite section, anda fro nt all ex} tended" upwardly and outwardly from the front edge of each shelf'between ea'ehpair- 'iof sections and supported by the flanges at p the lower edges of'the. sections between:

which itvis located. 2. A series of sheet metal bins comprising a pair of -r-ro1it'uprights,each having a'lon- I 1 gitudinal flange projecting towards the foth'er a series ofhomzontal shelves supe extendin rearwardl (therefrom a' ainof b x i 7 V triengularlyshaped extension sections Varr angedi n frontier; the upr ghts between 7 vieach'pan'; of ad acentshelves and in cont1nbase edge extended I from one shelf to the nation, of thesiides, each section having its 1 next andlprovided. with a transversely-' dis -v 1 [which the flange of the. corresponding up right i'sengaged, and the; lower edge portion 'otleach section being provided with a 1on5 ;gitudinal flange which, project's-towards the ,0ppos1te section; and a bin front extending upwardly and. outwardly from the front. edge of each;- sheltand engaged atits endsfl bythe projecting flanges of the extension sections,to support theisame in position, 7

A se o heet m tal bi comp ising andi longitudinally extendingsocket a pair of front uprights, each having a longitudinal. flange projecting towards the other-,zai series of horizontal shelves supportedj by said uprights and having side's extended rearwardly therefrom, a pair of triangularlyv shaped extensionv sections arranged; in front of the uprights between each pair of'adjacent shelves in continuation or thesides, each section having its base'edge extending from oneshelf to the *next, and having the base edge portion thereoftransversely and reversely extended to provide a socket in which the correspondingupright flange is located, the front side ported by said uprights and having sides ot-one end of the socket and'the rear side adj acent cars of the next adj acent extension sections, secui ingjrmeans passing througheach pair of oppositeears and theintervening flange, to securesaid sections in'position, the? ing lower edgeportion of I each seetienha-v-I I a longitudinal flangepro ect-lng towards the froni the fi'ont edge of each shelf and engagedatits ends by' the lower edge flanges ;name to thisspecification.

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section directly opposite thereto, and. a -blll front extended upwardly and outwardly 

